By Any Other Name – November 2024
The November 2024 edition of By Any Other Name is here!
In this edition:
- Charles Quest-Ritson, explores the history of rose painting. With characteristic force he warns of the dangers of trying to identify roses from old paintings.
- Dr Yuki Mikanagi introduces us to the remarkable work of the Japanese artist Yoshio Futakuchi and the story of western roses in Japan.
- Eilike Vemmer in Germany tells the stories of roses associated with characters and places in the Crimean War
- We visit the Dunedin Northern Cemetery in New Zealand.
- Jeff Wyckoff looks at old roses in America’s rose garden
- And I tell the story of Victorian gentleman gardener H.V. Machin – “the man who grew too much”
Enjoy!
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By Any Other Name is the heritage rose journal of the World Federation of Rose Societies.
